UN passes resolution to curb space debris from anti-satellite missile tests

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution today asking countries not to conduct direct-ascent anti-satellite tests (ASAT) that create space junk. The US spearheaded the measure after the International Space Station (ISS) had a close call last year with more than 1,500 pieces of debris from a Russian ASAT. The measure doesn't ban the development or testing of ASAT systems, but it discourages conducting them in a way that creates space debris. Although since it came from the UN Gener...